Improvement in sleighs



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W. H. Herck, or GHARITON, IOWA` Lettere Potent No. 63,522, dated April2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEIGHS.

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Be it known that I, W. H. HUYCK, of Chariton, inthe county of Lucas, andState of Iowa, have invented n new and improved Sleigh; and Ido herebydeclare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrt to make and usethesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a. side view of myinvention.

Figure 2, a transverse verticnl section of the seme taken in the line xx, fig. l.

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This invention relates to a new and improved manner of constructing thelower portion of a sleigh on which the body is supported, whereby avery'strong and durable sleigh is obtained at a much less oost than bythe ordinary niodeoi` manufacture. The invention consists in having therunners of wrought iron or steel bent or curved in the 11s-ual form, andhaving the knees constructed of flat iron bars rolled or weldedtogether, bent in proper form and bolted to the runners and beams, ashereinafter fully shown and described.

A A represent the runners, which are of wrought iron or steel, bent orcurved eup'ward in front as usual, v:ind having a. Wooden dash-board, Battached to their upper ends. C represents the knees, each of which iscomposed of two parts, a a, rolled or welded together, or securedtogether by bolts, ai, and divirging at their lower ends so that theymay be fitted snugly upon and firmly bolted to the runners, as shown atb, and the upper end of one oi' the parts a of each knee is bent over ina horizontal position and said ends bolted to the beams D, (which are ofwood,) as shown at c. E are fenders constructed of Het iron bars, boltedon the ends of the wooden beams D as shown at d. If necessary or desiredthe knees C may be braced from the beams D by metal rods or bars. Thissleigh may be constructed at a very moderate cost, .and it will beextremely strong and durable.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

4Vllhe knees C, composed of two parts a a, and secured together, one ofthe parts being bent ind. horizontal position and the other part forminga. shoulder upon which thev beam D-rests, :1s-.herein set forth for thepurpose specified.

W. H. HUYCK. Witnesses:

J. H. BnAMnoLE, v ROBERT MCCORMICK

